Category: Bar Exam Updates

New Policy on Seat Assignments for the New York Bar Exam According to the New York Board of Law Examiners (BOLE) website, the BOLE has changed its policy concerning Test Center assignments. In the past, test center assignments were based on an applicant's residential address. Beginning with the February 2018 exam, seating is no longer … Continue reading New York Bar Exam Update

In order to practice law in any jurisdiction, you must pass the bar exam and get character & fitness approval. Ohio is different from most jurisdictions in that it requires character & fitness approval in order to even sit for the bar exam. In addition to the bar exam application you will submit during the spring … Continue reading The Ohio Bar Exam Application Process

The Uniform Bar Exam (UBE) The UBE is a two-day bar exam comprised of the Multistate Essay Exam (MEE), Multistate Performance Test (MPT), and the Multistate Bar Exam (MBE). Examinees complete two 90-minute MPTs and six 30-minute MEEs on the first day, and then take the 200 question MBE on day two. The National Conference … Continue reading The Uniform Bar Exam: Score Portability

Important Information for July 2017 Bar Takers Microsoft has been pushing the Windows 10 Creator Update. If your jurisdiction uses ExamSoft and you have not already installed it, do NOT install it now because it does not meet ExamSoft’s minimum system requirements. This is because ExamSoft does not have a scheduled update in time for … Continue reading July Bar Exam: Issues with ExamSoft & Latest Microsoft Update

Time to Register for the New York Bar Exam The registration period for the July 2017 New York Bar Exam (a UBE jurisdiction) is now open. You have until April 30 to register through the Applicant Services Portal and unlike other jurisdictions New York does not have a late registration deadline. Therefore, if you don’t register … Continue reading July 2017 New York Bar Exam: Registration Period Is Open

If you want to practice law in New York, then be prepared to do more than just pass the bar exam. Over the past few years New York has instituted several new requirements for becoming licensed to practice law. In addition to the passing the Uniform Bar Exam, applicants must also do the following: Pass … Continue reading New York’s New Skills & Values Requirement

A few months ago I wrote about changes to the MBE in the number of scored questions. Instead of 190 scored questions, there are now 175. In addition to this, the NCBE has changed how it tests Evidence and and what it tests in Real Property. Evidence: There are five categories in Evidence: I. Presentation of … Continue reading Changes to the MBE: Substance